The latest addition to Pierre’s Trail of Governors stands out. It’s not because it’s the only statue of a woman. It’s not because it’s the only one accompanied by half a horse. It represents a career of political tumult. A career from which it’s unlikely there’s a chance to bounce back.Kristi Noem m…
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Christof, the megalomaniacal director of The Truman Show, played brilliantly by actor Ed Harris, had a line he loved to repeat: “We accept the reality of the world with which we’re presented.”I’ve been thinking about that line as of late because of the avalanche of stories about Trump’s “human print…
ICE just got a new weapon to attack innocent civilians with. As if they need another weapon since they use their guns at will.It’s called the G.L.O.V.E., a $20 million shock glove order. The gloves deliver an electrical jolt with a hidden switch and no warning. Again, what’s the difference between t…
The most surprising thing about Karoline “KKKaroline” Leavitt’s announcement that she’s leaving her job as White House Press Secretary was that she had lasted so long in the first place.Considering the track records of all of her predecessors, you’d think Trump would’ve installed a golden revolving…
Go back 35 years, and you see it. It’s right there as part of the story, impossible to avoid. The man who used to go on Howard Stern’s radio show to run down a list of women and grade them from one through 10, full body, definitely face and features, President Donald J. Trump would sputter out a num…
Yesterday at the White House, Trump held a photo op with a 16-year-old lifeguard, Ryder Williams, who’d pulled a drowning 10-year-old out of a dangerous surf in Santa Cruz. For any other president, it would have been a sweet, feel-good moment. Trump, though, turned it into something dark — and most …
For some Americans, the reality of who Donald Trump really is is coming home to roost. And for the sailors trapped aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, that moment has already arrived.The Lincoln left San Diego last November. Nine months later, it is still at sea, its crew stretched past 250 straight day…